# Readme for Rainfall, Drought Declaration, and Reelection: A replication of Cooperman (2021)

The project requires the following files:

1. cooperman_2021_data.Rdata - data used for the replication and original paper

2. paper_exhibits.R - contains the code for the figures and table in our paper

3. cooperman_2021_functions.R - needed to run Appendix.rmd -- RUN BEFORE

4. Appendix.rmd - contains the figures and tables from the Cooperman (2021)

Please run/load them (if applicable) in the above specified order so that everything works